Saehara A BE162 Singapore
Chief Operations Officer
Hi, I have been in Bangalore nearly a year, Our company has 5 branches with the HQ here in Bangalore. We are a Singapore / Malaysian JV Company in the infrastructure business. Building Power plants, Roads, Building, Water projects etc. My previous countries lived in include Australia, Malaysia, Sudan, Kuwait, Pacific Islands, Taiwan & Phillipines. Languages spoken include English, Malay, Hindi.
Sam X BE859 AUSTRALIA
Hi! I am Sam and work with ecomtrading in Bangalore (coffee!). Although very socially active I tend to get lazy when it comes to dancing and filling in forms.
Sam M BE288 Australia
Project Controls Manager
Hi, I am from Melbourne, Australia I am a Mechanical Engineer working with an engineering consultant setting up operations in our new Bangalore office. I previously lived/worked in Karwar (Karnataka coast) for a year and a half. I speak English and some Maltese. Hobbies include squash, badminton, drawing, searching for the best chicken tikka, and currently learning to play rugby.
Samir M BE997 UNITED STATES
I just moved to Bangalore 10 days ago after living in the US my whole life. Both of my parents were born and raised here so I have been fortunate enough to visit India many times prior to moving here. I came to Bangalore to work for a Microfinance firm called Ujjivan in their finance department. I plan to be here for the next 18 months but may decide to stay longer. I speak English and some fairly broken Hindi. I enjoy working out, playing tennis, exploring various new places and in general learning about different cultures. I was introduced to BEC by Wyatt.
Sandhya R BE356 India
Contract Manager
Hi, I am originally from Bangalore but have lived away for over 10 years.
I lived in the USA for 3 years and in the UK for 10. I am a Management professional. Worked in the healthcare industry - public and private sector and currently work as a contract compliance manager in the criminal justice system in England. I speak Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and a few other Indian dialects and some German. I have also worked in southern African countries, Vietnam and Sri Lanka for short periods of time.
Sandra B BE183 Chile
Marketing Consultant
Hi, I moved to Bangalore last year and work for Telelogic which is a Software company. My main job is to take care of Spanish speaking customers and markets. Prior to coming to India I lived in Germany for 10 yeras amd worked there with Lufthansa and taught Spanish at the University of Aschafenburg. I speak English, German and Spanish.
Sandra S BE272 Belgium-Thailand
Gourmet Chef
Hi, I m Thai-Belgian and my husband is Italian. We will be in Bangalore for a period of 3 years, we both are world travellers and would be very keen to meet friendly local expats. My husband is an engineer and I give Thai cooking classes, I speak French , Dutch, Thai, a bit of Spanish and Italian. My husband speaks Italian, French and English. My hobbies are taking care of my doggy horseriding , travelling , gourmet cuisine and visiting art galeries. My husband is a wine taster and enjoyes to discover new places , countries and relaxes in his lounge music.
Sanne M BE159 Netherlands
Human Resources Professional
Hi, my name is Sanne and I moved to Bangalore in December 2005. Reason for this is that my boyfriend is Indian. Before we lived in Sri Lanka for almost a year and I have lived in Brussels and Dublin as well (both for 5 months). I studied hotel management and I gained my MBA-HR about a year ago, currently looking for a job. I speak Dutch, English, French, German, a bit of Sinhala and now studying Hindi. Love to read, travel and go horseriding.
Sara F BE488 England
Fashion Designer
I am a Fashion designer working for Marks and Spencer, I have been in the city on and off quite some time. However i would like to expand my social network and get involved in more exciting things. My hoppies have been very limited due to travel but with my now extended time in Bangalore it is the time to expand these.
Sarah B BE583 UNITED STATES
Software Engineer
work for Fidelity Investments out of Massachusetts, and am currently in Bangalore for 3 months managing a new software initiative. This is my first time living outside of the States, however I have traveled extensively, first as a Navy brat and then both personally and professionally. I enjoy meeting new people, traveling, spending time outdoors, reading, writing, video games, exercise, and going out with friends.
Sarah W BE704 AUSTRALIA
Manager HR Projects
Originally from Melbourne, I have been living in Bangalore for one month and plan to be here for between 12-18 months. I'm on assignment with ANZ (an Australian bank) working in an HR projects capacity. Almost three years ago I travelled to India with 7 girlfriends from school to attend our friend's wedding in Jaipur. We learnt Bollywood dancing for 4 months prior and danced for her on the first night of her wedding. I've travelled quite extensively throughout South East Asia, the US and Europe and having lived in New Zealand and the UK.
Sasibeh B BE1160 ETHIOPIA
I work for Ernst & Young in the Houston office. I arrived to Bangalore last Thursday and will be here for the next two months. I was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and then moved to Houston where I have lived for the past 9 years. I enjoy going out and meeting new people
Saurav C BE279 India
Founder and CEO
I am from India originally but have been outside India since 1999. In that period, I have travelled and worked extensively in the US & Europe with global blue chips in the telecom, media and entertainment space. I was most recently with Yahoo! in Europe running business development for the Mobile group. I quit Yahoo! in March 06 and have recently launched an Internet startup (based in Bangalore), focusing on the Indian market. I enjoy fusion music, jazz/funk and love travelling.
Scott S BE1121 UNITED STATES
Lisabeth and I moved here from Chicago for her job and will be here for 2 years. For now, I will be concentrating on setting up our new home. Eventually, I would like to find a job or full-time volunteer opportunity.
I worked in various positions at Northwestern University including Director of the International Office, which assisted international students and scholars with their visa and immigration status. Next, I spent close to 10 years as a Senior Immigration Paralegal with a major law firm and in house with a major consulting firm.
For the last 2.5 years I have worked in politics. I spent 13 months working on the Obama campaign.
As far as interests, politics is a big one. I'm also a big sports fan, baseball being my favorite - I'm anxious to learn cricket! My wife and I are campers and hope to get out of the city and see India from that perspective.
Moving to Bangalore is the first ex-pat experience for both me and my wife. We have travelled quite a bit in the US, North America and Europe.
Seema L BE178 India
Executive Housekeeper
Hi, I am a hospitality professional and have a passion for hoteliering. I have been in Bangalore for a little over 3 years. I have lived and worked in Mauritius and Sri Lanka and have spent some time in Dubai. I enjoy good food, music and reading ( cant sleep without diving into a couple of pages of mystery)and of course a belly full of laughs whenever possible... I speak english and a couple of indian languages. A few thrills that keep me wanting more are snorkelling, diving and parasailing.
Seema N BE332 India
Research Faculty
I have lived in the US for 23 years approximately, working in various areas like banking, university and sometimes not working at all. I have been in Bangalore since Dec 2005. I am currently a faculty at the Tata Insitute of Fundamental Research. I love the outdoors - hiking, camping. Love having good conversations and eating good food with friends. I am a something of a nerd - I like science, mathematics and writing. I am very interested in the uplift-ment of the poor and education of women. Above all, I am an avid Yoga practitioner.
Sehra E BE590 USA, Bangladesh
Communications Director
I will lead the communications team for IBM in India and S Asia, incl. media & analyst relations, employee & executive communications, brand communications and new media. Have lived and worked in NYC since 1999. Am an engineer by training and former consultant with (what's now) Accenture. Born in Bangladesh and have traveled on every continent but Antarctica! I speak English, Bengali, German, and enough Spanish and Arabic to get into trouble. I enjoy travel, live music & theatre, cooking, yoga, reading and being nice to people.
Serge O BE694 NETHERLANDS
Projectmanager
This September I'll arrive in Bangalore to stay for 6 months, working as IT projectmanager for ING (bank) with our project-partner Wipro. Last year I lived & worked 6 months in Delhi, had a great time and then returned to my home town Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
I hope to meet some of you on July 25th at your weekly get2gether during my week of getting acquinted with the city.
Shahista I BE982 INDIA
Director
Hi, I was born in India but moved the middle east when i was 5yrs old. I had been there for 20+ years of my life. I am a teacher by profession and ran an ESL training center for the Ministry of Defence in Muscat. I got married last year and moved to Bangalore where i have successfully set up a kindergarten cum teacher training center. I have been here for 2 yrs now and would love to make some friends who have common interests.
Shamala G BE1000 INDIA
Business Development Manager
I'm Indian, but born and raised, for the most part, in Sri Lanka.I work in an IT Consulting company, in the International Tech Park, in Whitefield.
I moved to India 6 months ago, but how long I'll be here is not certain.
English is my primary language. I did a couple of German courses, but still a beginner.
Out door stuff, fitness training is my kind of thing. Also love dancing, singing, meeting people. Haven't much time for reading these days, but its a great love. I play a mean game of Scrabble.
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